Lyrics John Henry - Woody Guthrie
John
Henry
when
he
was
a
baby
Settin'
on
his
mammy's
knee
Picked
up
an
hammer
in
his
little
right
hand
Said
Hammer
be
the
death
of
me
me
me
Hammer
be
the
death
of
me!
Hammer
be
the
death
of
me
me
me
Hammer
be
the
death
of
me!
"Well"
Some
say
he's
born
in
Texas
Some
say
he's
born
up
in
Maine
I
just
say
he
was
a
Louisiana
man
Leader
of
a
steel-driving
chain
gang
Leader
on
a
steel-driving
gang
Leader
of
a
steel-driving
chain
gang
Leader
on
a
steel-driving
gang
"Well",
the
captain
said
to
John
Henry
"I'm
gonna
bring
my
steam
drill
around
Gonna
whup
that
steel
on
down
down
down
Whup
that
steel
on
down!"
Whup
that
steel
on
down
down
down
Whup
that
steel
on
down!
John
Henry
said
to
the
captain
(what
he
say?)
"You
can
bring
your
steam
drill
around
Gonna
bring
my
steam
drill
out
on
the
job
I'll
beat
your
steam
drill
down
down
down
Beat
your
steam
drill
down!"
I'll
beat
your
steam
drill
down
down
down
Beat
your
steam
drill
down!
John
Henry
said
to
his
Shaker
"Shaker
you
had
better
pray
If
you
miss
your
six
feet
of
steel
It'll
be
your
buryin'
day
day
day
It'll
be
your
buryin'
day!
Now
the
Shaker
said
to
John
Henry
Well
Man
ain't
nothing
but
a
man
But
before
I'd
let
that
steam
drill
beat
me
down
I'd
die
with
an
hammer
in
my
hand
hand
hand
I'd
die
with
an
hammer
in
my
hand!"
I'd
die
with
an
hammer
in
my
hand
hand
hand
I'd
die
with
an
hammer
in
my
hand!
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